Allen-Bradley 1203-GU6 Enhanced DeviceNet™ Communications Module

Allen-Bradley 1203-GU6 Enhanced DeviceNet™ Communications Module

Description

The 1203-GU6 module mounts on a DIN rail and connects to the SCANport product via a SCANport cable. The 1336-GM6 board is mounted directly onto selected SCANport products so it connects to the SCANport product via an internal SCANport connector.

The DeviceNet network is an open, global industry-standard communication network designed to provide an interface through a single cable from a programmable controller directly to “smart” devices such as sensors, push buttons, motor starters, simple operator interfaces and drives.

Features

• Flash upgradeability allows for field updates in the event of changes to the adapter’s firmware.

• COS (Change of State) capability lets you customize this device’s activity on the network by configuring the adapter to report only new data.

• Cyclic operation lets you customize the devices’s activity on the network by configuring the adapter to report its data at specific intervals.

• Peer I/O capabilities let the drive’s I/O (logic command, reference, logic status, feedback and datalinks) be broadcast to or received from other drives connected via 1203-GU6 or 1336-GM6 adapters.

• Software configuration lets you configure the adapter using RSNetWorx for DeviceNet or HyperTerminal (a standard Windows 95 program).

• Faulted Node Recovery lets you change items, such as a node address, of a device even when it is faulted on the network. (This feature requires the support of proper PC software tools.)

• User-configurable fault response provides the ability to customize the adapter’s actions to communication errors.

• A miniature RS-232 port on the front of the 1203-GU6 (not available on the 1336-GM6) provides access for your PC to change parameters in the module using HyperTerminal. It also provides a DF1 connection for DriveTools32. (You must configure DriveTools32 and RSLinx for DF1 communications and then connect to the module using a 1203-SFC cable [sold separately].)

• A new Module Status LED helps to diagnose network, module, and SCANport product health.

• Re-designed power supply receives its operating power from the connected drive product. Only minimal DeviceNet-side transceiver power is consumed by the user-supplied 24V DC power source.

Technical Specifications